FREEBIE! These versatile reading responses can be used for any fiction story! Consider using these literature responses for reading workshop, basal stories, chapter books, read alouds, homework, and substitutes. Different reading response variations are included to meet your needs. Also included are 2 anchor charts for summaries and opinions.

Reading Response Activities - 20 Creative Reading Response Activities

Do your students crave creative ways to respond to their reading? How about you? Do you long for fun activities that motivate students to read while simultaneously developing students’ reading comprehension skills? Well, then you’re going to LOVE this resource filled with 20 Creative Reading Response Activities! Along with the 20 fun and educational reading response activities, you’ll also find everything you need to set up a reading response program or journal in your classroom.

Reading Response Journals

Reading Response Journals are the perfect place for students to respond to novels that are read aloud in the classroom. This Reading Response Journal covers 10 different reading skills and strategies. There is a Divider Tab for each skill or strategy, each with a built in Anchor Chart. This resource also includes Mini Lessons to introduce each skill or strategy. These journals were designed for use with Literature Texts and intended for Upper Elementary classrooms.